2mastering BPMN 20

Session 2 Mastering BPMN 2.
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Meera Srinivasan Senior Principal Product Manager
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Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series
Agenda
Overview of BPMN 2.0
BPMN Gateways BPMN Subprocesses
BPMN Events (Start, End, Catch, Throw, Boundary & Event Subprocess)
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Mastering BPM 11g Webinar Series

http://snipurl.com/masteringbpm 1. Oracle BPM Suite 11g Overview 2. Mastering BPMN 2.0 3. Ruling with rules - Advanced Business Rules 4. Empowering the Business User 5. Process Analytics - Managing and Monitoring
6. BPM 11g Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

7. BPM Best Practices Deployment, HA and more
Ease-of-use Powered by BPMN 2.0

Seamless Business IT Collaboration
Progressive Refinement
Analyst Tools Developer Tools
Analysts model at their level of abstraction Developers refine the model with implementation details Different perspectives are maintained
No loss in translation
What you model is what you execute
Model portability
Process Execution Engines
Well defined persistence format Levels of conformance
Collaborative Process Design

Supports Top-down & Bottom-up modeling
MDS
BPM Studio
Publish / Synchronize Publish / Synchronize
BPM Composer
Collaborative Process Development

Check-in/ Checkout & version management
Process Modeling & Simulation
Deploy BPMN 2.0 processes
Process Modeling & Customization
Source Control Systems
BPM Run-time
Source of truth
Quick overview of BPMN building blocks

BPMN consists of three main objects:
Activity: Represents work to be done Gateway: Controls flow logic of the process. Used for splitting and merging paths. Event: Supports asynchronous communication with other processes, error handling, and controlling flow logic
Activity
Gateway
Event
Sequence Flow connection

A Sequence Flow is used to show the order that activities will be performed in a Process.
Sequence Flows
Start Event Activity
End Event
Task Types
Interactive Task Service Task Rules Task
Task
Atomic activity. Different types of tasks distinguished by different markers. Service Task (Synchronous system interaction ) Send and Receive Tasks (Asynchronous system interaction) Interactive Task (Human step managed by workflow engine) Manual Task (Not managed by a workflow engine) Rules Task (Managed by Business Rules engine) Script Task (Used for running scripts) None Task (For just documentation and mapping purposes) Call Activity (To call another independent BPMN process Process chaining)
Task Types are:

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BPMN Lanes
BPMN Lanes are similar to swimlanes. BPMN Lanes are Process Roles and have to be mapped to other Process Roles or LDAP users or groups. The assignee of Interactive Tasks is usually derived from the swimlane Role.
Lane

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Interactive Task Types

Complex
Full-fledged task editor The swim lanes has no bearing on assignees
FYI
For notification only
Group
Parallel approval pattern Task is completed when the Voted Outcomes are in
Initiator
Initiate the process from the Task Work list Form
Management
Sequential list of approvers up the management chain Starting participant is the manager of the Role
User
Individual user(s) or group(s)
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Business Catalog (1 of 2)
Shared artifacts promote collaborative process development.
BPM Project
Org Chart
BPMN Processes
Simulations
User Interfaces
Business Indicators
Business Catalog
Data Types Events Rules Exceptions Human Tasks
Services
(Adapters, External, BPEL, Mediator)
Business Catalog holds process related artifacts. Provides building blocks for implementing processes. Promotes sharing and reuse. Facilitates collaboration between Business and IT.
Business Catalog (2 of 2)
Linkage to Business Catalog artifact makes process step concrete
Business Catalog Artifact Business Object (Complex data type) Events (EDN) Exception Linkage to BPMN model 1. Arguments for Implementation artifacts 2. Arguments for Message Events 3. Data Objects (variables) Signal Event 1. Error Event 2. Message Event (in the case of Fault)
References, Services (BPEL, Adapters, External Services)
1. 2. 3. 4.
Service Task Send Task Receive Task Message Event
Human Task Implementations Rule Implementations
Interactive Tasks Rule Tasks
Implement BPMN process step (1 of 4)

Model is the Executable
Business & IT share the same model Enrich model by linking process step to implementation artifacts.
Add Implementation Reference
Browse for an Implementation artifact in Catalog

Delete Implementation Reference
Zero-code development IT friendly as well

Data Object Browser
Human Workflow Pattern
Drag & drop Data Objects to set the input and output arguments
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Process Data Objects Input arguments
Business friendly simple mapping mode.

Rich set of XPath functions Type validation Auto-mapping
Simple drag & drop
Simple & XPath modes
Output arguments
XSLT editor
Agenda
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Gateway Types
Requirement
Parallel paths all outgoing paths are taken
Gateway
AND Gateway
Details
One and only one outgoing path is taken

One or more outgoing paths can be taken
Exclusive Gateway
OR Gateway
Multiple outgoing paths are taken but some of these paths Complex Gateway can be aborted based on some data condition One and only Event can be received
Event Based Gateway
Exclusive Gateway (1 of 2)
Order of Evaluation
Conditions are specified on conditional flows
No conditions for default path Flow when Condition 2 evaluates to true
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Exclusive Gateway (2 of 2)
Exclusive Gateways can be used to create arbitrary graphs
Flow when Approval is Manual and outcome is APPROVED
Exclusive Gateways can be used to create a Loop
Flow when Business Practices Review is Required and outcome = REJECT
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And Gateway
Parallel Split Parallel Join
AND Gateways need to be balanced
Multiple End Events
Except when the outgoing path ends in an End Event !
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OR Gateway
Inclusive or OR Gateways are Decisions where there is more than one possible outcome. They are usually followed by a corresponding merging Inclusive (OR) Gateway or Complex Gateway. Outgoing paths of an Inclusive Gateway have a default path as well.
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Complex Gateway
Used when complex conditions needs to be specified.
Merging Gateway -Join Parallel or OR Split Gateways

Condition needs to be specified to abort pending flows
Special Data Objects for Complex Gateway
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Agenda
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Embedded Subprocess
Compound activity It has Start and End Event only None Start Event is allowed Cannot have Lanes and exhibits block-structure semantics Collapsed or expanded Usage
Simplified visualization; Hide implementation details Event handling across a set of activities Looping
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Reusable subprocess ( 1 of 2)
Quote to cash Parent Process
Call Activity.
Call Activity is used to call another BPMN process. When invoking a child process (Re-usable subprocess), it is necessary to pass instance context from the parent to child process and vice-versa. Parent process waits until child process is complete.
Quote Process Child Process
Note: Reusable subprocess can have only None Start Event and Initiator user activity cannot be used.
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Reusable subprocess (2 of 2)
Creating Reusable Subprocess Defining arguments for Reusable Subprocess
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Creating Loops using Embedded Subprocess
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Looping Subprocess using Loop Marker

WHILE & REPEAT-UNTIL
Special Data Objects for Loop marker
Before (check) = Evaluate condition before looping (WHILE loop), >= 0 Before (uncheck) = Evaluate condition after looping (REPEAT UNTIL loop) , >=1
Used to create a WHILE or REPEAT-UNTIL loop. Implementation Attributes :

Loop Condition (Expression)
Evaluation Condition Terminate loop if loop has executed n times; Used to prevent infinite looping
Loop Maximum (Integer)
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Looping Subprocess using Multi-Instance Marker ( 1 of 2)

For loop
Parallel Multi-instance subprocess Sequential Multi-instance subprocess
Looping count

Termination condition
Used to create a FOR loop. Implementation Attributes :
Loop Cardinality (Expression)

No of times to execute loop Terminate loop if condition evaluates to true Unchecked = parallel execution Checked = sequential execution
Completion Condition
Is Sequential

Parallel versus Sequential Execution
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Looping Subprocess using Multi-Instance Marker ( 2 of 2)

For-each loop
Used to create a FOR-each loop. Implementation Attributes :
Loop Data Input (Array)
Array size determines no of times to execute loop Collection of data items produced inside the subprocess Element of the LoopDataInput Array available inside subprocess Element of the LoopDataOutput Array available inside subprocess Terminate loop if condition evaluates to true
Loop Data Output (Array)
Looping is done across array items passed as input and output
InputDataItem (Special data object)
OutputDataItem (Special data object)
Completion Condition
Parallel versus Sequential Execution
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Embedded versus Reusable Subprocess

Subprocess (Embedded Subprocess)
Part of the main process; similar to a BPEL scope; Not re-usable
Reusable Subprocess
Synchronous (two-way) Service Task invokes another BPMN Process exposed as a Service Reusable and called by multiple parent processes Need to pass variables back and forth; Does not have access to parent process context Events caught at the Boundary Event of Call Activity Reusable BPMN process cannot have Initiator Task and can have only None Start Event Can have swimlanes
Access to parent process variables and context Events caught by Boundary Event
Embedded subprocess cannot have Initiator Task and can have only None Start Event Cannot have swimlanes
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BPMN Start and End Events
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Using Events To Instantiate A Process

Listens to external signals and creates a new process instance. Common Types of Start Events. None Called from a Main process. Sub-processes must always start with None Start Event. Message Triggered by the arrival of a Message. Message is a one-way web service operation directed to a specific participant Timer Triggered based on some schedule . Signal Triggered based on the arrival of a subscribed signal via broadcast mechanisms. The sender is unknown in this case and the Signal Start Event listens on a well known topic.
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Multiple Start Events
Multiple start events of different trigger types. The first event that arrives triggers the process.
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Multiple End Events
Process completes only when all Paths are completed. Common Types of End Events
o None Normal Completion. The control passes to the subsequent step in the main process if a subprocess completes normally. o Message Sends a Message before Completion. o Signal Broadcasts (publishes) signal before Completion. o Error Throws Error Before Completion. Running Parallel paths are aborted. Exception is thrown. o Terminate Process ends abruptly. Running parallel paths are aborted.
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Timer & Signal Events

Timer Event
The Timer Events are used for scheduling the process instantiation or for waiting for a specific time period. Two ways to specify time: Specific date time. Scheduled, recurring time period.
Signal Event
The Signal Events are used for publishing or subscribing to a well known topic using broadcast mechanisms. Browse for Events specified in the Business Catalog.
EDN Events are automatically added to the BPM Business Catalog and available for associating it with BPMN Signal Events
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Error Event
Check for showing System Exceptions Browse for Business or System Exception Pre-defined Business Exceptions in Business Catalog Specify Business or System Exception
Create new Business Exception
System Exceptions
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Message Event (1 of 2)
Initiate Conversation
Conversation = Initiates You can either create a Service interface on the fly (or) Browse for an existing Service from the Business Catalog. Choose asynchronous or synchronous operation. Define the Payload Name the Operation
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Message Event (2 of 2)
Continues Conversation
Conversation = Continues Message Endpoints Send (throw) nodes from other BPMN processes in BPM Project
Initiator Node = Start Event of Process Message Fault Choose Business Exception
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BPMN Intermediate Events
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BPMN Intermediate Events

Intermediate Events occur in the middle of the process.
Some Intermediate Events are of type Catch and some of type Throw. Throw symbols are shaded while Catch symbols are not. The Catch Events wait or block for appropriate signals while the Throw events proceed after throwing the signal.
Throw Intermediate Events

throw Message Intermediate Event Send a Message to message to another participant (or process). Used for request-response and receive-reply scenarios. throw Signal Intermediate Event Publish or broadcast a signal.
Catch Intermediate Events
catch Timer Intermediate Event Acts as a delay mechanism. Based on a specific time date or time cycle. catch Message Intermediate Event Receives Message. Used for requestresponse and receive-reply scenarios.
BPMN by Example Wait for a specific time period

catch Timer Intermediate Event .
The catch events that occur in the middle of the process blocks or waits for the events to occur. The execution is stalled and does not proceed until the event arrives. Timer Intermediate Event is of Catch type only. The Timer Events use the system clock for scheduling.
BPMN Boundary Event & Event Subprocess
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Handling Exceptions ( 1 of 2)
System Exceptions
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Handling Exceptions (2 of 2)
BPMN synchronous service
Message Fault
Message End Event defined as Message Fault Service Task is used for invoking Sync BPMN Process Fault thrown by Sync BPMN Process is caught by Boundary Error Event
Business Exception caught using the Boundary Error Event.
Error Propagation in Subprocess

Interrupting Boundary Error Event Exception Path
Interrupting Boundary Error Event - the normal flow is interrupted and the exception path is taken
Non-Interrupting Boundary Timer Event Event Handling Path
Non- Interrupting Boundary Timer Event - both the normal flow and the event handling path is taken
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Event Sub Process (1 of 2)

Handling Interrupting Events
Interrupting Error Event Subprocess catches Quote Exceptions , interrupts normal flow and Event Subprocess is executed. It can be executed only once during the life time of the process.
Interrupting Error Event Sub-process
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Event Sub Process (2 of 2)

Handling Non-Interrupting Events
Non-Interrupting Timer Event Subprocess triggered upon SLA expiration, does not interrupt normal flow and Event Subprocess is executed. It is re-entrant and can be executed multiple times during the life time of the process.
Non-Interrupting Timer Event Sub-process
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BPMN Process Conversations
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BPMN Process as Asynchronous Service

Message Start Event (Receive) Message End Event (Reply)
Initiator
Pick Initiator Node
Output Message Input Message Payload Payload
Reply Operation Receive Operation
BPMN Process as Synchronous Service

Receive Reply To
Fault
Pick Initiator Node Initiator
Input Message Payload Output Message Payload
Operation Name
Message Conversations
Receive Reply
Request Response
A throw Message Intermediate Event (send) followed by catch Message Intermediate Event (receive) is Event (send) is asynchronous request-response scenario.
A catch Message Intermediate Event (receive) followed by throw Message Intermediate receivereply scenario.
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Process Interactions
Call Activity & Reusable BPMN process
Synchronous (two way) Call Activity blocks until Reusable process is completed All types of Events thrown by Reusable process can be caught Unified audit trail
Service Task
Send & Receive (throw/catch)

Asynchronous (one-way and two-way) peer to peer communication Exceptions are not propagated No
Synchronous (two-way) Service Task invokes another BPMN Process exposed as a Service Only Message Faults can be thrown by the invoked process and caught No
Reusable BPMN process cannot have Initiator Task and can have only None Start Event
No such restrictions on Invoked process.
No such restrictions on peer to peer processes
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BPMN vs BPEL
We are agnostic customers can go all BPEL or all BPMN. But when they ask our best practices: BPEL
Developer models and implements (typically integrations) Want a programming language (block structured, flow-based, trycatch, etc) Limited to flows that are more structured Developers implementing coarse-grained service building blocks
BPMN
Top-level processes, true business processes Anytime business is involved in a process (see it, edit it, model it) Less structured processes Arbitrary directed graph good for some processes that are hard to implement in BPEL due to its structured nature
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Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series

Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series

Mastering BPM 11g Webinar Series

6. BPM 11g Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Ease-of-use Powered by BPMN 2.0

Well defined persistence format Levels of conformance

Collaborative Process Design

Collaborative Process Development

Process Modeling & Simulation

Deploy BPMN 2.0 processes

Process Modeling & Customization

Source Control Systems

Quick overview of BPMN building blocks

Sequence Flow connection

Start Event Activity

Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series

Task Types are:

Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series

Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series

Interactive Task Types

Copyright 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.

References, Services (BPEL, Adapters, External Services)

Service Task Send Task Receive Task Message Event

Human Task Implementations Rule Implementations

Interactive Tasks Rule Tasks

Implement BPMN process step (1 of 4)

Browse for an Implementation artifact in Catalog

Zero-code development IT friendly as well

Implement BPMN process step (2 of 4)

Human Workflow Pattern

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Implement BPMN process step (3 of 4)

The process step is tied to a Service now

Oracle Confidential Do Not Distribute

Implement BPMN process step (4 of 4)

Business friendly simple mapping mode.

Simple drag & drop

Simple & XPath modes

Oracle Confidential Do Not Distribute

Mastering BPM 11 g Webinar Series

One and only one outgoing path is taken

Event Based Gateway

Conditions are specified on conditional flows

No conditions for default path Flow when Condition 2 evaluates to true

Flow when Approval is Manual and outcome is APPROVED

Exclusive Gateways can be used to create a Loop

Flow when Business Practices Review is Required and outcome = REJECT

AND Gateways need to be balanced

Multiple End Events

Except when the outgoing path ends in an End Event !

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BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Merging Gateway -Join Parallel or OR Split Gateways

Special Data Objects for Complex Gateway

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BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

Quote Process Child Process

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BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

2009 Oracle Corporation Proprietary and Confidential

BPMN for BPM Bootcamp 11g

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